The Hokies were led by third-year head coach Justin Fuente and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia as members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

This game also marked the second straight time the backup QB for GT got the start on the road in the GT-VT series.

Since the start of the 2016 season, during the week before each game, Head Coach Justin Fuente selects an outstanding player to wear the #25 jersey in honor of former head coach, Frank Beamer, who wore #25 as a player for Virginia Tech.

The jersey represents hard work, toughness, good sportsmanship and being a exemplary teammate.

The players honored in the 2018 season are: Media related to 2018 Virginia Tech Hokies football team at Wikimedia Commons